Kamaskera The Fishwife Lantern

There's a wumman on the harbour wa'
Wi' a lantern in her haund,
She lichts it when the gloamin' fa's
And the boats are far frae land.

Here's tae the licht on the harbour wa',
Here's tae the haund that hauds it,
Here's tae the hame the boats come tae
When the sea has nearly lost it.

The saut wind tears at ilka flame
But hers will no be drowned,
For fifty year she's stood her watch
And fifty year they've found
The road across the water black
By her lantern's golden crown.

Here's tae the licht on the harbour wa',
Here's tae the haund that hauds it,
Here's tae the hame the boats come tae
When the sea has nearly lost it.

There was a nicht she wasnae there —
The storm had kept her in.
The village took her place in turns,
Each haund upon the tin.
But when she heard, she walked the wind
And lichtit it hersel' again.

Here's tae the licht on the harbour wa',
Here's tae the haund that hauds it,
Here's tae the hame the boats come tae
When the sea has nearly lost it.